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408 Chapter 24 Ultrabeat
Metallic Sounds
If you want to create metallic sounds with Ultrabeat, the ring modulator and the Model
oscillator are the ideal tools.
To use the ring modulator:
1 Load the Standard Tutorial sound.
2 Activate a phase oscillator and the Model oscillator. Choose a pitch for each oscillator
above C3 so that a slightly detuned interval is created.
3 In the Material Pad of the Model oscillator, choose a setting with plenty of overtones as
in the graphic below.
4 Set the volume of each oscillator to a value of –60 dB and turn the ring modulator on
by clicking on its name.
You’ve just created a bell-like sound that you can filter (with a high resonance value) if
required.
Note: You can find a similar sound called Ring Bell at a pitch of A2 in the Tutorial Kit.
Creating Clicks and Cuts
Ultrabeat features extremely fast envelopes and uncommonly powerful LFOs. Use these
modulation sources to perform extreme modulations of the oscillator and filter
parameters. The key to creating “out of the ordinary” sounds is to try modulating as
many targets as possible, and not to be afraid of using extreme settings: use a quick
envelope to drive the filter to self oscillation for a fraction of a second, use a few LFO
cycles at a much higher rate than other cycles, or experiment with the Dirt parameter
or the bit crusher.